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The Marlins lost 6-4 to the Phillies tonight, but shortstop Jose Reyes still found a reason to celebrate after the game.

Reyes’ close friend, former Mets teammate Johan Santana, pitched the first no-hitter in the history of the New York Mets.

“I need to send a text message to congratulate him,” Reyes said as he tapped his thumb on his iPhone.
“That’s the first one in Mets history. That’s huge for them.”

Reyes would know. He played for the Mets from 2003-11 and was Santana’s teammate from ’08-’11.

Reyes was playing for the Mets the last time one of their pitchers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. On Sept. 29, 2007, Paul Hoover dribbled an infield single to third base with two out in the eighth inning to spoil John Maine’s bid.

Even though Reyes has left the Mets, he still was genuinely excited for Santana.

“He’s the guy who is going to compete the whole game. It’s good to see him perform like that,” he said.

“He came back from tough surgery and recovered well. He’s a good friend of mine, a great guy, an unbelievable teammate.”

Mark Buehrle — who allowed four runs on 11 hits in five innings tonight — said he was happy for Santana, too.

Buehrle, who has thrown a no hitter and a perfect game, said he watched the last out from the Marlins’ clubhouse.